Waters Corporation has unlocked 3D from the confines of their engineering department to help make faster, more informed – and better – decisions across many functional areas of the business including research and development, manufacturing, service, and even sales and marketing. Furthermore, they are extending that value to help their customers do the same. Waters is using 3D visual data integrated with business information from across their enterprise to:

Get a better understanding of their data

Establish animated 3D instructions for assembly and service processes making them simpler to follow and faster to complete

Patrick Maroney is a Principal within SAP America’s Industry Solution Group. In this role, he works closely with SAP customers to help understand the impacts of business trends on their processes and the use of technology in order to help drive business improvements. Patrick has a background in industrial engineering and business transformation consulting. Since 1992, Patrick has been working with the management teams of leading manufacturing companies on improving their processes and leading business transformation initiatives.

Patrick Maroney in a 2012 interview on key
trends in manufacturing and how customers can engage with an SAP Industry
Principal. Source: https://youtu.be/k-9PgpdEylQ